The very best kind of travel is through the mind’s eye. None of the tedium of packing and getting ready. Making long lists of things to do: stop the newspaper, empty the fridge, arrange for the dog, etc. None of the inconvenience of being treated like cattle to be moved, or sardines to be tinned. So today courtesy of Mr. A, I went on an imaginary trip to Santa Fe and it was quite lovely. I was at my health club when we got on our stationary bikes and took an imaginary trip down to Santa Fe by watching a video of street scenes as we biked along listening to a great musical soundtrack.
I have been to Santa Fe many times, when I was in college it was a special treat to go to Santa Fe and eat dinner at La Fonda. The plaza was a real center of the town, with a hardware store, Woolworths, a department store that sold fiesta dresses and the Museum of the Palace of Govenors from the Spanish colonial days with Native American vendors in front of it. Now the stores cater to tourists, with restaurants, trinkets and art.
It was fun to be on this imaginary trip, we went by the corner of the La Fonda, and I saw that the old post office is now a museum of Indian art. I kept wishing that the camera had turned more side to side, I was greedy for more. But, it was still a fun trip if a little short, so I had a shower then went on with my day.
This is sunset from the rooftop bar of the La Fonda.